Birifi Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Birifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588

Birifi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Birifi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Birifi is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birifi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Birifi is the 3,228,735th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. Birifi is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Birifi reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Birifi is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 593,778. In Zimbabwe Birifi is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 65 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 27 percent are found and Harare Province, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhirifi9211/
Birifa837/
Wirifai7715/
Berrifi771/
Beriffi771/
Berefi6712/
Verifi671/
Berife671/
Berifa671/
Beruffi62117/
Berifha622/
Beriffe622/
Birefes621/
Verifie621/
Biripha621/
Wiriphai5769/
Viriphai571/
Berriffe571/
Bireddfy571/
Berefa5012/
Berefe5011/
Verefi502/
Werifa501/
Viryfa501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Birifi
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